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From Santa Barbara to the Gulf: Scientists synthesize decades of data to protect a changing Texas coast
Trapped inside on a cool, sunny day in Santa Barbara, California, a group of scientists are deep in discussion. It’s November 2023, and the group is at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), a synthesis center in the U.S. that has supported hundreds of scientific synthesis working groups like this one. This … Continue reading
Register for the Gulf Ecosystem Initiative webinar on December 11
Are you interested in applying for the Gulf Ecosystem Initiative’s call for proposals for synthesis science? If so, you might have questions and the staff at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) is here to answer them! Join them for an informational webinar on Thursday, December 11 at 12 PM CT, where they will … Continue reading
Gulf Ecosystem Initiative’s 4th Call for Proposals is Open
The Gulf Ecosystem Initiative’s fourth Call for Proposals for synthesis science projects in the Gulf of America and post-doctoral researchers is now open. Proposals are due February 20, 2026. The Gulf Ecosystem Initiative is a $3.5 million partnership between the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and the NOAA RESTORE Science Program to fund synthesis science and … Continue reading
Registration for GulfCon 2026 is Now Open!
Registration is now open for GulfCon 2026! Join us May 4–7 in Mobile, Alabama, at the Mobile Convention Center for a gathering of Gulf Coast scientists, managers, and stakeholders. GulfCon brings together experts from government, academia, nonprofits and the private sector to share the latest research and collaborate on the future of the Gulf. Don’t … Continue reading
Innovative Tech Advances Research and Management in the Gulf
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program is leveraging cutting-edge technologies and collaboration to deepen understanding of the Gulf of America’s (formerly Gulf of Mexico) complex ecosystem, providing vital data to natural resource managers. Across a diverse portfolio of projects funded by the Science Program, project teams are using artificial intelligence, genetic tools, submersibles, drones, and satellite … Continue reading
Call for Papers – Co-production and Coastal Resilience Collection in Estuaries and Coasts
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program has partnered with researchers from Florida State University and the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana to propose a special collection on co-production and coastal resilience in the journal Estuaries and Coasts. We are excited to announce that the submission window for the collection is now open through August … Continue reading
Meet Shayna Sura: A data synthesis postdoctoral scholar
With just a brief glance at Dr. Shayna Sura’s website, you get the sense that she is a high achieving researcher who is always ready for a new challenge. Since college, she has lived all across the country and held a variety of research positions looking at everything from grasshoppers and brine shrimp to seagrass … Continue reading